Desmond Harrington Quotes
It's a job and we're going to work together for six months, so let's have a good time.
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If you are lucky enough to find something that you love, and you have a shot at being good at it, don't stop, don't put it down.
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So long as you create laws that define women as victims, as creatures that demand protection, that need bodyguards, you are going to perpetuate the very worst of our sexist past.
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Time has lost all meaning in that nightmare alley of the Western world known as the American mind.
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I don't know if foreigners will take to my novels or not. It may be that my books appeal only to a particular gender or age group rather than convey a more universal appeal.
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Individuals can spend their money more wisely, efficiently and more humanely than can government.
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'Coexist' was tough to make.
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Every artist says that he/she wants to do something challenging, and I'm not any different. If someone approaches me with a serious role, I'll be more than happy.
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I think that we, as a civilization, need to sit down and figure out how to solve political problems over a table, not over a battlefield.
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Oh the innocent girl in her maiden teens knows perfectly well what everything means.
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I always consider Shakespeare like a huge room. I mean, you open the door, and you can go anywhere.
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Children don't really understand the concept of health. You can't give them an apple and say 'if you eat this you will be healthy when you're older' because they don't understand. You have to find a different way to motivate them.
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The older I get, the less I know. By that I mean the less I am sure of. I view people with strong opinions on the big stuff with distrust. I don't think we should have certain certainties on faith and politics; I think we should be open-minded.
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I wake up early in the morning and walk for an hour. If I have something to write, I prefer to write in the morning until midday, and in the afternoon, I eat.
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We are quick to stick labels on others - especially those who don't fit in with the norm. 'Harold Fry' is about a broken marriage; 'Perfect' is about a broken person. They are both about finding kindness where you least expect it.
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Every action is seen to fall into one of three main categories, guarding, hitting, or moving. Here, then, are the elements of combat, whether in war or pugilism.
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I said I didn't want to spend most of my life in Holidays Inns, but I've checked and they've all been redecorated. They're marvelous places to stay and I've thought it over and that's where I'd like to be.
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First of all, I want to thank the Buccaneers for giving me the opportunity and for picking me in the draft. This is the nature of the beast, though, and this is a new start for me. I wish them the best of luck, and I am just glad to be a Bear.
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The censors have always had a field day with James Joyce, specifically with 'Ulysses,' but also with his other writings. The conventional wisdom is that this is because of sexually explicit passages (and there certainly are those). I have always thought that what the critics hated and feared about Joyce is his cry for human freedom.
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Some ticket buyers think they don't like Jews.
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I studied audio engineering at university. The background I am from, music was never seen as a viable career; it was always a hobby.
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there is time to play...and then there are times to work hard and get my fans an album.
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William Shatner is living proof that if you are talented and nice, you can work in this industry forever.
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I think about death most of the day, every day. We can't escape death, and choosing to ignore it only makes it more scary.
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It's a job and we're going to work together for six months, so let's have a good time.
